Tulsa, Oklahoma is a politically active county with many people actively engaged in the local politics. The county is home to multiple political organizations working on behalf of citizens to ensure their voices are being heard and their interests are represented in the county government. Additionally, there are numerous candidates running for various offices in the city who have made it clear that they want to make a difference for Tulsa residents. These candidates offer different perspectives and ideas on how to improve the quality of life in Tulsa by focusing on issues such as education, public safety, economic development, and job creation. With supportive citizens and political representatives dedicated to helping the city reach its potential, Tulsa has positioned itself as an example of successful civic engagement at the local level.
The political climate in Tulsa County, OK is somewhat conservative.
In Tulsa County, OK 40.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tulsa county remained very strongly Republican, 56.5% to 40.9%.
Tulsa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tulsa County, OK is somewhat conservative.
Tulsa Metro Area is strongly conservative.
Oklahoma is very conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Tulsa, Oklahoma: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Tulsa County, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20,562 contributions totaling $3,535,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12,149 contributions totaling $17,964,129 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,479 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)